To enable a dependency automation, what column type must be added to the board?

• A. Text column
• B. Number column
• C. People column
• D. Date column

Answer: (D)

Dependency automation relies on having a date value to anchor the timing and sequencing of tasks. A Date column provides the actual date that automations can watch and use to drive dependent work, such as starting or adjusting a task based on another task’s date. Without a date, there’s no temporal signal for the automation to respond to, so dependency rules can’t function.

Other column types don’t supply that date-based signal: a Text column only stores strings, a Number column stores numeric values, and a People column tracks assignees. None of these carry the calendar date information needed to manage task dependencies.